Today marks the one year anniversary of me starting my job. I must admit that, at the start of last year, I genuinely couldn’t have seen this coming. I had given up on finding a job, much like I had … Continue reading Scott OT #192: The Night Thread Celebrates One Year of Working (7/16)
Almost every film buff will tell you that Marion Davies was a hack actress who only got to where she was because she was William Randolph Hearst’s mistress. The evidence for this is the unflattering caricature of her played by … Continue reading Scott OT #191: The Night Thread Restores Marion Davies’ Reputation (and Debunks Some Citizen Kane Myths) (7/11)
It’s the end of the month, so it’s time for my list of the best movies I saw for the first time in June. Hope you all have fun posting here today and have a great night. Continue reading Scott OT #190: The Last Night Thread of June (6/30)
Work wasn’t too bad today but I had to do a great many things after work and I have to get up super early tomorrow, so I can’t really create a more detailed thread. So, inspired by me maining it … Continue reading Scott OT #189: The Night Thread Is Busy (6/28)
Hope you all have fun posting here tonight and have a great night. Continue reading Scott OT #188: The Night Thread With a Plan (6/20)
Today would have been the 92nd birthday of noted Italian director Lucio Fulci. He made movies in a variety of genres but he’s most known for his giallo movies. I’m focusing on what’s widely considered his best movie, 1981’s The … Continue reading Scott OT #187: The Night Thread Goes Beyond (6/17)
Hard Ticket to Hawaii is a blissfully dumb Andy Sidaris movie and one of those bad movies that’s so amazing, it becomes actually good. Much like Miami Connection, it’s a movie that’s better if you go in knowing nothing about … Continue reading Scott OT #186: The Night Thread Has a Hard Ticket to Hawaii (6/10)
Miami Connection is a hilariously violent action movie from 1987. It’s exceptionally poorly made, which just adds the charm to it. The ending battle is one of the best bad movie finales ever, with the ending card a delightful cherry … Continue reading Scott OT #185: The Miami Connection Night Thread (6/7)
(Note: this review was previously posted on Letterboxd. Here is a version for the Avocado, with pictures included.) Earlier this week, I watched Irving Lerner’s masterful noir Murder by Contract. It’s one of those movies that could have just been … Continue reading Review: I Spent a Dollar to See Dark Phoenix and That Was Still Too Much
Many longtime Avocado posters know I love few things more than to lob a potshot at Brian De Palma’s later films (and the auteurists that treat them like the second coming of Citizen Kane). But those potshots come from a … Continue reading Scott OT #184: The Night Thread Remembers When Brian De Palma Movies Were Good (6/5)
It’s the end of the month, so it’s time for the best movies I saw for the first time this month. Hope you all have fun posting here tonight and have a great night. Continue reading Scott OT #183: The Last Night Thread of May (5/31)
John Wick: Chapter 3-Parabellum comes out tomorrow and I saw it tonight. It’s an utter masterpiece and you should all see it. That’s all I’m saying for now. Hope you all have fun posting here tonight and have a great … Continue reading Scott OT #182: The Night Thread of John Wick (5/16)
Today is the birthday of Orson Welles, one of the greatest directors to have ever lived. He gave out numerous words of wisdom in his life and here’s his best: “Even if the good old days never existed, the fact … Continue reading Scott OT #181: The Night Thread Presents Words of Wisdom from Orson Welles (5/6)
A few months ago, I made a list of movies with knife shoes in it. Improbably, it became one of my most popular movies on Letterboxd. I’ve been thinking about it a lot lately and decided I want more titles … Continue reading Scott OT #180: The Night Thread of Knife Shoes (5/5)
It’s the end of the month, so it’s time for the best films I saw for the first time in April. Thanks to the Criterion Channel, the runner-up list is packed this month. Hope you all have fun posting here … Continue reading Scott OT #179: The Last Night Thread of the Month (4/30)
I got many great things for my birthday today. Because I wasn’t feeling sadistic enough for a third Gambit thread, here’s the gifts I got today! (Warning: a lot of Funko Pops.) Hope you all have fun posting here … Continue reading Scott OT #178: The Night Thread’s Birthday Haul (4/22)
It’s my birthday, so it’s time for (even more than usual) indulgent nonsense from me! For my birthday, it’s a list of the coolest things about my new favorite type of shark, the Greenland shark (Somniosus microcephalus). (If you’ve seen … Continue reading Scott OT #177: The Day Thread of Greenland Sharks (4/22)
Today is the 45th birthday of one of my favorite directors, Edgar Wright. I’ve loved every film I’ve seen from him, from Shaun of the Dead to Baby Driver. (Still need to see A Fistful of Fingers.) He’s also a … Continue reading Scott OT #176: The Night Thread of Edgar Wright’s Favorite Films (4/18)
Dickon Manwoody is a character from A Song of Ice & Fire that’s barely appeared on-page but is known by almost everyone in the fandom thinks to his name. For seemingly shits and giggles, George R.R. Martin decided to give … Continue reading Scott OT #175: The Night Thread of Dickon Manwoody (4/17)
It’s the end of the month, so here’s the best movies I saw for the first time this month. 10.) Thunderbolt and Lightfoot directed by Michael Cimino, 1974 (seen on Netflix) 9.) Threads directed by Mick Jackson, 1984 (seen on … Continue reading Scott OT #174: The Last Night Thread of March (3/31)
In 1989, a farmer in Michigan by the name of Robert Reed noticed a mysterious sight on his property; a cluster of weather balloons tied to a Super 8 camera. He turned the camera over to the police and they … Continue reading Scott OT #173: The Night Thread Is Down in It (3/13)
